Medal in honour of Frederick Henry and the arrival of Mary of England
Also known as: Penning ter ere van Frederik Hendrik en de aankomst van Maria van Engeland
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1642
Silver medal. Obverse: Frederick Henry with sword and coats of arms of the seven provinces seated on a throne; at his feet lie defeated adversaries within a legend. Reverse: William II leads Mary into the Holland Garden within a legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-734; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 6.3 cm x weight 80.69 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 6.3 cm x weight 80.69 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 6.3 cm x weight 80.69 g
Design
- Obverse
- Frederick Henry with sword and coats of arms of the seven provinces seated on a throne; at his feet lie defeated adversaries within a legend.
- Reverse
- William II leads Mary into the Holland Garden within a legend.
Identification
- Original title
- Penning ter ere van Frederik Hendrik en de aankomst van Maria van Engeland
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-734
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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